Cash-box.



S. THOMAS.

CASH BOX. APPLICATION rn-nn 11111124. 1912.

Patented May 6, 1913 Wm Q a v1 ew with UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHIRLEY THOMAS, 015 MARION, lINDIANA.

CASH-BOX. V

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 6, 1913.

Application filed May 24, 1912. Serial No. 699,471.

parts of the screw may be expanded. Pivoted to the casing 1 is a targetmember 7 which when raised will indicate to the mail man that t tacle.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SHIRLEY THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion. in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Cash-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to cash boxes and the object of the invention isto provide a simple and cheaply constructed device which may beconveniently attached and may be conveniently secured within mail boxesor like receptacles and which is particularly adapted for use inconnection with rural delivery mail boxes where it is desirable to placemoney in the box for stamps, money orders, and other articles, and willmake the the same accessible to the mail carrier.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the device attached between the ends ofa mail box. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the receptacle removed from the casing. Fig. 4 is atop plan parts broken away.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents a casing whichis open at nipulating knob 11 and the lid is provided with a springcatch 12 ada ted to engage the knob so as to hold the lid in closedposition.

n practice, the money or otherarticle is placed in the receptacle 8, thelid closed, and the receptacle placed in the casing where it y providingthe attaching screw, as shown, it will be readily seen how the casingits associated receptacle may be mounted in themail box in any screwhaving a wide range of adjustment so as to accommodate the device toboxes vary-, ing considerably in size.

hat is claimed is v device of the class described commounted-in thecasing, and an expanding screw carried by the easing for attaching thesame in a box.

2. In combination an open ended casing, a loop or sleeve carried by thetop thereof and an expanding screw loosely mounted in the clined, asshown at 2. Secured to the rear of the casing 1 adjacent its upper endis a loop 3 in which is mounted a two-part attaching screw'4 havin heads5 which are adapted to engage the si es of the ends of the mail box soas to secure the casing 1 therein.

to removably support the caslng.

In testimony whereof I afhx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SHIRLEY THOMAS.

portion of the screw 4 is provided with a Witnesses: squared boss 6which permits the engage- O. D. CLAWSON, ment of a wrench or other toolso that the N. F. HAZLE'IT.

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suitable position, the

sleeve and adapted to engage separated walls prising an open endedcasing, a closed rej

